Old but Gold: A Huge Primordial Protocluster
A guest author for Astrobites reports on a super dense, massive, and old galaxy protocluster and what it tells us about our universe’s history.
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A Home for Another Fast Radio Burst
The discovery of one fast radio burst’s nearby home may bring us a little closer to understanding the origin of these mysterious pulses.
The Origin of Gaps in Protoplanetary Disks
Do gaps and rings in a protoplanetary disk necessarily point to planets, or could snowlines be the cause?
A Black Hole X-Ray Binary Rises
New observations have captured a feeding black hole in our galaxy as it bursts onto the scene.
Black Holes During the Cosmic Dawn
Astrobites explores how some of the first black holes might have broadly affected the universe around them.
Featured Image: Turbulence in a Solar Current Sheet
Long, thin current sheets — like the one extending from the Sun in this spectacular image — may be much more turbulent than we’d realized.
Clues from an Unexpected Glitch
A spinning neutron star known for its predictability has surprised us with an unexpected hiccup.
Revisiting Interstellar Asteroid ‘Oumuamua
’Oumuamua is back in the headlines again. What does some of the latest research say about this interstellar body?
59 (Fifty-Nine!) Binary Neutron Star Merger Simulations
Astrobites reports on what we can learn from the largest set of neutron-star merger simulations with realistic microphysics to date.
Electrons of the Interstellar Medium
What’s really going on with electrons in planetary nebulae and H II regions?
AAS Publishing News: A Look at the AAS Journals Business Model
In the age of the internet, when anything can be posted online and viewed around the world, what is the value and role of a scientific journal?
Perfect Blackbodies in the Sky
A recent study has uncovered 17 stars with truly blackbody spectra. What are these unexpected spherical cows, and what can we use them for?